We're happy to announce that we're back with a new song. Thanks so much for listening and continuing to support us even though we were on hiatus.

Composed to be part of the soundtrack for our story series 'Parallel Tales'. This song is essentially the theme song for the elf enchantress 'Ashara'. Written in 2023 to be part of the upcoming album called 'Realms'. Art by Masha.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo)

Realms

A High Ranking Elf Of The Lavrinian Court - Instrumental

Composed to be part of the soundtrack for our story and game series 'Parallel Tales'. This song is the theme for the legendary wizard named 'Havium'. Written in 2016-2023 to be part of the upcoming album called 'Realms'.  Art by Masha.

Masha at first created the main melody in 2016, over the years we both added more new parts, most notably when Masha composed a new synth intro and Rob bit-crushed the outro in 2023.

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo)

Thanks for listening!

Havium, The Lost Wizard - Instrumental

One of the last tracks on the upcoming album 'Realms', this song is a character theme song for Rob's character named Lord Banshie, drawn by Masha, for our novel and game series Parallel Tales. 

It's meant to be a companion song to 'A High Ranking Elf at the Lavrinian Court' - https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/track/a-high-ranking-elf-of-the-lavrinian-court-instrumental, but strange sounding as if warped by inter-dimensional forces.

Synth parts and drum machine parts, plus the composition of the 2nd half of the song's phonk inspired mood by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) of Archmage Band. Synth bells, 2nd half of the song's drum machine parts, main melody design and production undertaken by Masha Solo (@masha-solo) of Archmage Band. Additional synths, transition noises, drum and bass guitar parts by Mike Donnelly (@music-for-magicians)  

It was truly cool and magical working with Mike. He really understood what we were going for with this track's mood and storytelling features. Thanks again for joining us, Mike!

We hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening to our first collaboration with Music For Magicians!

Art by Masha Solo.
Character Design by Rob Ulysses.

A Hidden Past, Unravelled ft. Music For Magicians - Instrumental

We made this jam on January 2nd, 2024 - and it was so much fun to create. It is heavily inspired by a mixture of phonk/noise/experimental elements and the Aperture Science setting from Portal 1 and 2, and it is for our game and story called Parallel Tales. This is the character theme song for James Halfwaye, Riven Halfwaye's father. Riven's song can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband/riven-halfwaye-w-tot-on-drums-instrumental

We made this just in time for the Jamuary Challenge being run by @starsmightyfine and it is the second jam. Thanks for inviting us, Stars Mighty Fine!

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).

Art by Masha.

Thank you for listening!

Realm II

James Halfwaye - Instrumental

James Halfwaye - Instrumental (For Jamuary 2024)

Composed in 2023 to be part of the soundtrack for our fantasy story series 'Parallel Tales'. It's the theme song for a human royal advisor known to most by his surname 'Corelli'. It will be part of the 'Realms' series of albums, as part of the first one called "Realm I".

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo), Art by Masha.

Thanks for listening!

Realm 1

Known Only By My Surname - Instrumental

One of the tracks on our upcoming album 'Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]', this song is a character theme song for Rob's character named Lord Banshie, drawn by Masha Solo, for our novel and game series Parallel Tales.

The song is heavily inspired by the Aperture Science Soundtrack for Portal II. 

We hope you enjoy, thanks for taking the time to listen!

We've been working on the album this is from, and we have exciting news: it's close to completion!

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo).
Art by Masha Solo.
Character Design by Rob Ulysses.

Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]

Cingulum - Instrumental

Composed in 2023 to be part of the soundtrack for our fantasy story series 'Parallel Tales'. It's the theme song for a human royal advisor known to most by his surname 'Corelli'. It will be part of the 'Realms' series of albums, as part of the second one called "Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]".

This is an excellent new remix of the song by mozawa_* who we believe did an amazing job and made it so cool and industrial sounding with his new parts and arrangement. Thanks for joining us! We hope to collaborate with you again.

mozawa_* has previously made a remix for us for the track 'Deep Conversations On The Night Drive Home', here: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/track/deep-conversations-on-the-night-drive-home-instrumental-mozawa-remix

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo) of Archmage Band, remixed here by Tetsuya Mozawa (mozawa_* @user-174681242) 

Art by Masha.

Thanks for listening!

Known Only By My Surname (mozawa remix) - Instrumental

Known Only By My Surname (mozawa_* remix) - Instrumental

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for checking our page for Archmage Band III.

This song is a theme song for the Parallel Tales series: Exit of the Exile, which is the first story's theme song featuring the elf Ashara.

It will be on Realm III [Instrumental Prologue].

Art by Masha using royalty free Canva flourishes.
Synth work by Masha Solo (@masha-solo) and Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) using Reason Compact and a Korg microKey Midi Controller.

Realm III [Instrumental Prologue]

Exit of the Exile - Instrumental

Exit Of The Exile - Instrumental

A song we composed using the free and open source LMMS DAW, Reason Compact and our Korg microKey midi controller, which features the character Riven Halfwaye from our game/story series in progress called Parallel Tales.

It's meant to sound disturbing, chaotic, experimental, science-fictionesque, and was inspired by the Aperture Science Soundtrack if it had more phonk and hip hop elements.

About Riven: A genius scientist antihero coping with living with insanity in a dystopian world. He would do anything for the one he loves.

Here's the character's main theme song which features Tot. on drums:
https://soundcloud.com/archmageband/riven-halfwaye-w-tot-on-drums-instrumental

Riven is Rob's character, drawn by Masha.
The background optical illusion pattern is from Canva.

Synth work by Masha Solo (@masha-solo) and Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses)

Plug ins used in LMMS:
HOME Arp by Surreal Music
Phonk Bass by Mastartiq
Bonechimes by Hans Jinneman (maximumharp)

We're making this one remixable according to Creative Commons as long as it's not commercial. It would be fun to hear what people wish to add to it. If you need the stems, don't hesitate to ask in a DM or email.

Temporary Chemical - Instrumental

This is part of the Parallel Tales Soundtrack, and features three characters from the story: Thaddeus Fletcher, Anatolio Corelli, and Luvio Sterling.

It started when Masha composed a bassline in Reason Compact, which Bruce Parsons added a classical section to about 36 seconds long, and then Masha added and expanded upon it to create first Thaddeus' song, then the other two.

We had a blast working on this with you, Bruce! Thanks for joining us!

Art: By Masha, photos are royalty free from Pixabay and Canva.
The man with the red hair is Thaddeus, the man in the middle is Anatolio, and the man on the right is Luvio.

Bruce Parsons parts: Cellos, Moog Bass, Violins, Mills Piano, Serge Analogue Synthesizer @blankreg
All other parts: Masha @masha-solo

Parallel Tales is an upcoming fantasy novel to start with, later on, hopefully a radio play and eventually a game by Masha Solo and Rob Ulysses.

We hope you enjoy the listen, and thanks for stopping by!

The Shell & The Rogues EP

The Shell & The Rogues (Thaddeus Fletcher’s Theme) - Instrumental

This is part of the Parallel Tales Soundtrack, and features three characters from the story: Thaddeus Fletcher, Anatolio Corelli, and Luvio Sterling.

It started when Masha composed a bassline in Reason Compact, which Bruce Parsons added a classical section to about 36 seconds long, and then Masha added and expanded upon it to create first Thaddeus' song, then the other two.

We had a blast working on this with you, Bruce! Thanks for joining us!

Art: By Masha, photos are royalty free from Pixabay and Canva.
The man with the red hair is Thaddeus, the man in the middle is Anatolio, and the man on the right is Luvio.

Bruce Parsons parts: Cellos, Moog Bass, Violins, Mills Piano, Serge Analogue Synthesizer @blankreg
All other parts: Masha @masha-solo

Parallel Tales is an upcoming fantasy novel to start with, later on, hopefully a radio play and eventually a game by Masha Solo and Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses).

We hope you enjoy the listen, and thanks for stopping by!

The Shell & The Rogues (Anatolio Corelli's Theme) - Instrumental

The Shell & The Rogues (Luvio Sterling’s Theme) - Instrumental

Archmage Band was founded in 2013 by Rob and Masha, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo from Australia.

Our Albums:
Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-i-instrumental-prologue 
Realm II: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-ii-instrumental-prologue-2

Gear:
We use a synthesizer (Roland Gaia SH-01), a midi controller (the Korg microKEY), Reason Compact, Figure, and Garageband to make all our sounds.

All art by Masha unless stated otherwise on the release.

For enquires, collaboration or remix ideas, or just to get in touch with either Rob or Masha, contact Archmage Band at mail@archmagemusic.com

Additional Accounts:
@archmageband (2020-2022)
@archmageband3 (2024-onward)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music, we hope that you have a great day.

Archmage Band was founded in 2013 by Rob and Masha, who are a musician couple and synth pop duo from Australia.

Our Albums:
Realm I [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-i-instrumental-prologue 
Realm II [Instrumental Prologue]: https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/realm-ii-instrumental-prologue-2

Gear:
We use a synthesizer (Roland Gaia SH-01), a midi controller (the Korg microKEY), Reason Compact, Figure, the LMMS DAW, and Garageband for iOS to make all our sounds.

All art by Masha unless stated otherwise on the release.

For enquires, collaboration or remix ideas, or just to get in touch with either Rob or Masha, contact Archmage Band at mail@archmagemusic.com

Additional Accounts:
@archmageband (2020-2022 Music)
@archmageband2 (2022-2023 Music)

Solo Accounts:
@masha-solo
@rob-ulysses

Thank you all for listening to our music, we hope that you have a great day.

New tracks tagged #Parallel Tales